USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL WITH PEER TUTORS TO IMPROVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ READING ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

This research is aimed to improve students’ reading achievement by implementing cooperative
learning with peer tutors in the learning process. The subjects of this research were the students of XI MIPA 1
of SMA Negeri 1 Pupuan studying reading in the English subject in academic year 2022/2023. The data of this
research were collected using a reading test. The result of this reasearch was analyzed by using descriptive
anlysis. The study found that students achieved improvement in reading achievement after being taught using
cooperative learning with peer tutor method. The improvement was signified by the increase of the students’
mean scores from the preliminary study to the end of the second cycle. Students’ initial mean score was 69
with 30,77% of completion in preliminary study. Students’ mean score increased to 74 with the total number
of mastery learning of 61,54% after the first cycle. In the second cycle it had increased into 76,81 with 88,64%
of mastery learning. The data analysis implies that the implementation of cooperative learning model with peer
tutor has been able to increase the reading achievement of the students in XI MIPA 1 of SMA Negeri 1 Pupuan.